Bill Dow | Special to Detroit Free Press Free Press special writer Bill Dow continues his “where are they now” series about former Detroit Tigers players. Today’s profile is on John Hiller: How we remember him One of the premier relievers in the 1970s began his 15-year career with the Tigers as a spot starter in
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Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila explains manager search, offseason expectations Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila speaks with reporters Friday, October 2, 2020, following his team’s season to share offseason expectations. There’s a step-by-step process for the Detroit Tigers to climb out of the rebuild and
Bob Wojnowski | The Detroit News And now, it’s time to get serious. It’s time for the Tigers, who haven’t contended for anything in four years, to start aligning legitimate pieces. They didn’t gain much clarity during the shortened pandemic season, and the rebuild didn’t get any smoother. But the next move by GM Al
The Tigers are about to embark on what might be their most important, most intriguing offseason since they started on their rebuild three years ago. It’s not just about finding a new manager to guide this team, it’s about preparing and bolstering a prospect-laden roster to take the next step. The Tigers are about to
The Tigers are in the market for a new manager after Ron Gardenhire announced his retirement on the heels of a 16-year managerial career. Asked at today’s end-of-year meeting with Tigers beat writers, general manager Al Avila confirmed that former Astros manager A.J. Hinch and former Red Sox skipper Alex Cora are on what the
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila explains manager search, offseason expectations Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila speaks with reporters Friday, October 2, 2020, following his team’s season to share offseason expectations. Many Detroit Tigers prospects were forced to train on their own time during the
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Why Detroit Tigers’ Ron Gardenhire is retiring immediately Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila and manager Ron Gardenhire met with reporters Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020 to announce Gardenhire’s immediate retirement. Recognized as one of baseball’s best managers, A.J. Hinch transformed the Houston Astros and made them
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila explains manager search, offseason expectations Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila speaks with reporters Friday, October 2, 2020, following his team’s season to share offseason expectations. Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila has compiled a long list of manager candidates,
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Detroit — It’s far too early for Tigers general manager Al Avila to tip his hand about his plans for this offseason. The Tigers, who presently have only Miguel Cabrera’s $30 million in committed salaries for 2021, will have money to spend. But an uncertain economic landscape — coming off a
The last time the Tigers had a managerial search, they were conducting interviews during the first days of the postseason and had hired Ron Gardenhire by the end of the League Championship Series. Their search to replace Gardenhire is likely to have a more deliberate pace. “At this time, I The last time the Tigers
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Detroit — Don’t hold your breath waiting for the Tigers to hire a new manager. It’s going to take a minute. “We are still collecting names,” general manager Al Avila said Friday in his post-season Zoom conference. “I have long list of names. We will do our research and whittle it down
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila explains manager search, offseason expectations Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila speaks with reporters Friday, October 2, 2020, following his team’s season to share offseason expectations. General manager Al Avila confirmed Friday he will consider A.J. Hinch and Alex Cora
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Why Detroit Tigers’ Ron Gardenhire is retiring immediately Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila and manager Ron Gardenhire met with reporters Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020 to announce Gardenhire’s immediate retirement. Recognized as one of baseball’s best managers, A.J. Hinch transformed the Houston Astros and made them
Frank Witsil | Detroit Free Press On the eve of former Tigers pitcher Denny McLain’s estate sale at his Wixom home, an Arizona collector who belongs to a group that susses out forgeries had his suspicions about a couple of the sports memorabilia items that he had seen photos of online. It turns out, he was right
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Go through the gallery to see The Detroit News’ progress report for the Detroit Tigers’ 2020 season, compiled by Chris McCosky. Click here if you have trouble viewing the gallery. Detroit — How do you contextualize the performance of baseball players in a 58-game sample size? Well, you don’t. The structure of a Major
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers rookie Casey Mize: ‘Struggles are going to make me a lot better’ Detroit Tigers rookie Casey Mize shares his thoughts Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, about his first MLB season and what to expect heading into next year. The 2020 season is officially in
Frank Witsil | Detroit Free Press Nearly a year after his wife died, Denny McLain — the both beloved and bedeviled former Detroit Tiger — is holding an estate sale. A two-time Cy Young award-winner, who also once famously claimed he drank a case of Pepsi a day and ended up in prison twice, is hoping to sell a few thousand sports memorabilia items,
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Detroit — Ilitch Holdings Inc. announced a realignment of business operations Wednesday that includes temporary furloughs and layoffs. The move comes after six months paying salaries and benefits for all employees of the Detroit Tigers and Red Wings, and at the Fox Theatre, despite the cancellation of more than 200 sporting
Ilitch Holdings Inc. on Wednesday notified employees on Wednesday of a realignment within business operations, including furloughs and layoffs within Tigers business operations, as part of a wider-ranging adjustment across Ilitch Sports and Entertainment, MLB.com has learned. The moves are not expected to affect the Tigers’ baseball operations, where Ilitch Ilitch Holdings Inc. on Wednesday
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Why Detroit Tigers’ Ron Gardenhire is retiring immediately Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila and manager Ron Gardenhire met with reporters Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020 to announce Gardenhire’s immediate retirement. Ilitch Holdings, Inc., is going through the process of furloughing and eliminating positions on the business operations sides